§ 3404. Education, workforce training, and outreach

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(a)In general The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall—

(1)conduct education and outreach efforts in order to broadly disseminate information to the public on the discoveries made by the program under section 3402 of this title;

(2)to the extent possible, coordinate the efforts described in paragraph

(1)with the outreach strategies of other domestic or international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiatives; and

(3)establish a fellowship program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide year-long fellowships to undergraduate students from institutions described in section 1067q(a) of title 20.

(b)Education and outreach efforts Efforts described in subsection (a)(1) may include—

(1)education of the general public, teachers, students, and ocean and coastal resource managers; and

(2)workforce training, reskilling, and opportunities to encourage development of ocean-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics technical training programs involving secondary schools, community colleges, and universities, including institutions described in section 1067q(a) of title 20.

(c)Outreach strategy Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act,1 the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall develop an outreach strategy to broadly disseminate information on the discoveries made by the program under section 3402 of this title.

(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12004, as added Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII, § 10305(e)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3973.)

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